Lightning Crash of BTC/USD1 on Binance. What Happened in the Market?
According to market data from Binance, the incident lasted just a few seconds. Subsequently, the BTC/USD1 price stabilized above $87,000. USD1 — a new stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial. The project is affiliated with the family of US President Donald Trump. On the Binance charts, a long candle wick has been recorded. The movement did not cause any liquidation losses.
Trust Wallet users were hacked for 7 million dollars
The Trust Wallet browser extension was hacked. Hundreds of users were affected, with total damages amounting to $7 million. One of the first to notice the incident was on-chain detective ZachXBT, who suggested that the recent update of the wallet for Chrome might have been the cause. A cybersecurity specialist under the pseudonym Akinator discovered malicious code in the upgrade. The script covertly transmitted wallet data to the phishing resource metrics-trustwallet.com. The domain was registered a few days before the attack and is currently unavailable.
The U.S. struck against the "Islamic State" in Nigeria
American forces delivered a "powerful and deadly" strike against the facilities of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" in northwestern Nigeria, U.S. President Donald Trump reported on the social network Truth Social. The United States carried out "a number of precise strikes" against the facilities of the terrorist group "Islamic State" (ISIS) in northwestern Nigeria, "which for many years, if not centuries, brutally killed primarily innocent Christians," U.S. President Donald Trump reported on Friday night, December 26, on his social network Truth Social.
By the end of 2025, silver is increasingly stepping out of the shadow of gold. Aside from short-term price movements, the current rally offers a useful perspective for analyzing scarcity, practical value, and diversification—parallels relevant not only to traditional financial markets but also in terms of the evolution of Bitcoin and the broader digital asset space.
Trump wished a Merry Christmas to everyone, including scumbags
US President Donald Trump congratulated Americans on Christmas on his social network TruthSocial. He addressed his greeting to everyone, including 'radical left scumbags.' Trump stated that the Democrats 'are doing everything possible to destroy our country, but are suffering a crushing defeat.'
US President Donald Trump called on CBS to "put to sleep" the host of "The Late Show" Stephen Colbert, who was one of the most aggressive critics of the American leader in the segment of US late-night television. The US leader wrote about this on social media. "Stephen Colbert is a pathetic loser with no talent or anything else necessary for success in show business. Stephen, living in hatred and anger, is doomed! CBS should put him to sleep right now, that is the most humane thing they can do," Trump wrote.
Trend Research predicted the growth of Ether to $10,000
Trend Research plans to invest $1 billion in Ethereum The Trend Research hedge fund has taken a long position on Ethereum. It has already purchased about 580,000 $ETH and plans to invest another $1 billion. The founder of the management company predicted the growth #etherreum to $10,000 in 2026. On December 24, 2025, analyst EmberCN stated that the Trend Research fund increased its portfolio by 46,379 ETH. In response, the founder of LD Capital, which manages it, Jack Yi, stated that it is planned to invest around $1 billion in the asset.
In the run-up to the annual expiration of contracts worth $28.5 billion on the Deribit exchange, trader optimism is declining. A significant volume of call options worth $21.7 billion is at risk of 'burning'. Investors bet that Bitcoin would hold above $100,000, but the November dynamics did not meet expectations. According to the platform, only 6% of open positions have a strike price of $92,000 or lower — the rest of the bets were too far from the actual rate.
On the night of Thursday, Christians around the world celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar. This year, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV held his first Christmas service in the Vatican in May, and President Donald Trump of the United States took calls from children asking about Santa Claus's movements for the first time during his second term.
US President Donald Trump appointed the Governor of Louisiana as a special envoy to Greenland, who immediately stated that he would work on the annexation of Greenland to the United States. Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory, responded with outrage.
Three days before Christmas, the French postal service became a victim of a cyberattack. Package tracking on the La Poste website and other online services is not working, and customers of La Banque Postale can no longer access their bank's online services. Economy Minister Roland Lecoq stated on Tuesday during a broadcast on BFMTV that the cyberattack that began on Monday has 'diminished in intensity' but 'continues.'
U.S. Department of the Treasury: The country's economy shows strong growth
According to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, economic growth in the country in the third quarter was 4.3% compared to 3.8% in the previous quarter. This result exceeded expectations and became the highest growth rate of the American economy in the last two years. The report showed that despite the slowdown in labor market growth and concerns about inflation, consumer spending increased by 3.5% year-on-year compared to 2.5% in the previous quarter.
Trump: The U.S. will not return tankers and oil to Venezuela
The U.S. will retain both the sanctioned tankers detained off the coast of Venezuela and the oil on board, which can be used as a strategic reserve, Donald Trump indicated. Sanctioned oil tankers detained off the coast of Venezuela will remain in the possession of the United States. This statement was made by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, December 22, while speaking with reporters.
US President Donald Trump announced plans to build two new class "Trump" warships for the US Navy. As he emphasized at a press conference at his estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in the presence of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Navy Secretary John Falan on Monday, December 22, these ships, with a displacement of 30,000 to 40,000 tons, will be equipped with advanced weaponry, including hypersonic missiles, electric railguns, and powerful laser systems, as well as currently being developed nuclear-armed sea-based cruise missiles.
Bitcoin Core Developer Named the Timeline for the Network's Transition to Post-Quantum Standards
According to the Bitcoin core developer, the threat of hacking by quantum computers for the first cryptocurrency is not on the horizon for the next two to four years. We continue to monitor the development of quantum computers. They will not break Bitcoin in the near future. However, making thoughtful changes to the protocol and unprecedented migration of funds could easily take five to ten years. We must hope for the best, but prepare for the worst, Lopp explained.
In northeastern China, off the coast of the Shandong Peninsula, a gold deposit #GOLD with hundreds of tons has been discovered. It has become the largest underwater gold deposit in Asia. The largest deposit in Asia: China found hundreds of tons of gold right in the sea. The largest deposit in Asia: China found hundreds of tons of gold right in the sea.
There is almost nothing left until Christmas, the market traditionally cools down before the holidays, but despite this, we have quite a busy day ahead in terms of economic events, primarily in the USA. In this regard, the cryptocurrency market may be unstable. Major cryptocurrencies $BTC and $ETH may either rise in price or fall. Overall, there shouldn't be strong fluctuations before Christmas.